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- From: f_thomas@csd.uwe.ac.uk (F Thomas)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
- Subject: Re: Help! Error: Error receiving from network....
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.125027.2861@csd.uwe.ac.uk>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 12:50:27 GMT
- References: <1689DA261.AWP00JTF@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU>
- Organization: University of the West of England, Bristol
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- In article <1689DA261.AWP00JTF@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU> AWP00JTF@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU writes:
- >Recently, we have been getting the following message on our Novell network:
- >Error: Error receiving from network - abort, retry. We are running 3.11
- >on an AST 386 file server. We are set for 20 users.
- >
- >The research I did indicates that the file server is being downed
- >abnormally when this occurs but I know that is not the case. The
- >next direction is the SHELL.CFG file, increasing the number of
- >retries and timeout values. Can someone give me more info? When I
- >checked the shell.cfg section in the Netware installation guide, it listed
- >parameters used by IPX.COM and NETBIOS.COM. Which one am I concerned with
- >and exactly which commands? Also, am I going in the right direction or
- >should I be looking for something else. At the time the error occured, 7
- >worstations were logged on, only 4 were actively working - all in the
- >same software (Cardinal TicketTrak - limited to 7 workstations. I
- >hope I have provided enough info - I am still learning NOvell!
- >
- >Thanks to any and all who respond - Judy Freed (AWP00JTF@UNCC.VM)
-
- The normal cause of this error can be traced to a cable fault,
- dodgy connectors and/or sick NIC's.
- As far as SHELL.CFG is concerned, I would imagine that you would
- look at the IPX.COM parameters.
-
- I am no expert, but if you post your autoexec.ncf and
- startup.ncf files, they may provide more clues.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- Regards
-
- Frank
-
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